The largest volunteer health care workforce in our country are the nation's 65 million caregivers. They carry the physical, emotional and financial responsibilities on their shoulders. This month we celebrate all of our nation's caregivers.
Sherri Snelling
Can Caregiver Weight Contribute to Breast Cancer?
It has long been suspected weight gain is a slippery slope to breast cancer risk. Now recent studies are not only supporting this claim but also showing weight loss – even just 10 percent of total body weight – may also help prevent breast cancer. If you are one of...
Joan Lunden – Breast Cancer Warrior on Caregiving Legacies
This article originally appeared on Next Avenue When she stepped out onto the stage at a recent AARP convention, Joan Lunden looked as sunny and radiant as she always has as a 17-year co-host on “Good Morning America” in the ‘80s and ‘90s and more recently as the...
Caregiving Club’s Top 10 Lists
David Letterman made the "Top 10" lists famous and Caregiving Club has decided to take a page from Letterman's book to announce our year-long Top 10 Lists for Caregivers. Each month, we will choose a different topic and provide you with the tips, resources,...
Mars vs. Venus – Do Men and Women Differ When It Comes to Caregiver Stress?
In the movie, When Harry Met Sally, we contemplated, “Can men and women really be friends?” When it comes to caregiving our question is, “Are men and women different in dealing with caregiver stress?” According to researchers at Bowling Green State University the...
Caring for a Best Friend – On Wings of An Angel
In honor of National Friendship Day - August 3 - we celebrate the special caregiving friendship of Alana Stewart and Farrah Fawcett. Here is their story... Some friendships last a lifetime. And then there is Alana and Farrah. For Alana Stewart and the late Farrah...
August – Relaxation and Vacation
Two things caregivers rarely get to do: Relax and Take a Vacation. Our blogs this month help caregivers find ways to do both as we celebrate summer getaways and getting away from caregiver stress on National Relaxation Day August 15.
6th Annual CARE-Y Awards
When it comes to the small screen, our caregiving "real" lives are played out in "reel time" by some stand-out shows that focus on one of our most important roles in life - caring for a loved one. Join us on Monday, August 25 as we reveal our choices for best "real...
On President’s Day, we honor two great men who have led this country through its creation and one of its most trying times – namely George Washington and Abraham Lincoln respectively. But today I honor the First Ladies who have helped care for this nation and in turn...
Heart Health by the Numbers – 11 Years of Go Red
Every October we are immersed in a sea of pink – the color for breast cancer awareness – yet the No. 1 killer of women in America remains heart disease. In fact, twice as many women die from stroke or cardiovascular disease than all cancers combined, including...
February – Heart Health Month
Caregivers often have no time to care for themselves - aerobic fitness, good nutrition and ways to de-stress take time - something caregivers just don't have. Heart disease is the #1 killer of both men and women and caregivers are more at risk for this deadly killer....
A Woman Tackles the NFL and Dementia
As the Seattle Seahawks celebrate their glory as victors in Super Bowl XLVIII this Sunday, another NFL victory took place off the gridiron several years ago and was led by a warrior woman. Her name is Sylvia Mackey, wife of NFL Hall of Fame and 1971 Super Bowl hero...